338rum or 300rum???

[yamikidR1]

I was set on a 300 RUM but some people told me to just get a 300 win, not saying the 300 rum is bad or anything just not that big of a difference. But then others were saying I should move up to a 338 RUM I haven’t heard too much about these guns, what are they like?

What do you think I should do? Should I stay with the 300 or move up, and if so what would you recommend to me as for make?

Thanks and looking forward to hearing your advice

 

[dakotasin]

kind of depends on your intended purpose, and if this is your first gun? how far are you shooting? do you handload?

the 338 rum is a wicked-good round. it is a 300 rum necked up, and incredibly, shortened a little.

the 300 rum is an amazing round too... yeah, i'm a huge fan of rum's!

anyway, if this is your first centerfire, i'd reccomend against the rum-series. if this is just a casual deer-whacker, recognize the rums are way more than necessary - but fun!

maker is easy - remington, of course.

 

[rborensr]

I like power, big hard hitting rounds. The Rums are great calibers, but as for the 300 RUM I feel that you can only go so far with the 30 caliber bullets. But when you look at the 338 rum, it's impressive indeed. Big caliber big kick, if you're recoil sensetive, then stay with the lower calibers. Like yamikidR1 said, it all depends an what your plans are. My sons just had a 338 RUM custom built for me for my birthday. It's a 30 inch lilja #5 contour fluted barrel. Put on a Rem. mod. 700 action. The scope will be the Leopold vx3 Boonen'crocket Long Range. I plan on some 1000 yrd shooting with it plus we hunt elk here in Montana and we do get some long shots in. The 338 RUM produces over 5000 ftlbs of energy at the muzzle and still carries over 2000 ftlbs at 600 yds. So like it's already been said, it all depends on what your intentions are. Good luck.

 

[MachIVshooter]

For game up to and including large mule deer, the .300 RUM is overkill. But for Elk, Moose, Caribou and the like, it is a superb 500+ yard cartridge. The .338 RUM is certainly more than necessary for anything in the lower 48, but there is no such thing as too much power. I personally use a .375 RUM loaded with 300 gr. Sierra's for Elk. 5878 ft/lbs at the muzzle and carries ~3120 to the 600 yard mark. I don't have to worry about the bullet deflecting on a shoulder bone So go for it!

* Do remember, these rounds pack a wallop on the back end as well, so if you are at all recoil sensitive you might consider something smaller.

 

[rborensr]

For game up to and including large mule deer, the .300 RUM is overkill. But for Elk, Moose, Caribou and the like, it is a superb 500+ yard cartridge. The .338 RUM is certainly more than necessary for anything in the lower 48, but there is no such thing as too much power. I personally use a .375 RUM loaded with 300 gr. Sierra's for Elk. 5878 ft/lbs at the muzzle and carries ~3120 to the 600 yard mark. I don't have to worry about the bullet deflecting on a shoulder bone So go for it!

* Do remember, these rounds pack a wallop on the back end as well, so if you are at all recoil sensitive you might consider something smaller.

What kind of luck have you had with the sierra bullets with that big a caliber? I have had some problems with them comming apart with my 06 under 100 yrds but over 100 they're okay. I was looking at using those in my 338 RUM.

 

[MachIVshooter]

What kind of luck have you had with the sierra bullets with that big a caliber? I have had some problems with them comming apart with my 06 under 100 yrds but over 100 they're okay. I was looking at using those in my 338 RUM.

Stick to the heaviest ones available with the RUM's. Sierra's are notoriously violent anyway, and pushing them too fast can make terminal performance unpredictable. I use 250's also, loaded to 3145 FPS, but have not had opportunity to see how these actually perform except on my chronograph and on paper. In .338 caliber, you certainly have more options designed for high speeds, so play around with various makes. I know the Accubond's and Scirocco's have gotten good reviews, as have the X-bullets (including the TS-X) and CT Fail-safe's. Good luck!

 

[rborensr]

Yeah, that's the fun of a new rifle, working up loads for it. Can't wait to get started.